Former Olympic hurdler Sally Gunnell is a fine role model for athletes everywhere, and is now a real sporting star who regularly appears on TV. Sally is also a fine brand ambassador, gives over time to charity and presents awards as well as delivering fine after dinner speeches to private and corporate audiences. This retired track and field star won the 1992 Olympic gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles and is the only female British athlete to have won Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles. But that;s not all, because she is also the only female 400 m hurdler in history to have won the Olympic and World titles and broken the world record.
As well as being a fine athlete, Sally has worked as a television presenter, mostly for the BBC, and for her services to sport was awarded an MBE in 1993, and an OBE in 1998. Sally has also ap-peared on many other shows as a sporting personality, including being a celebrity show jumper in the BBC’s Sport Relief event Only Fools on Horses. She ha also been on the BBC’s Weakest Link Sporting Heroes Special, took part in a celebrity version of TV show Total Wipeout and was on ITV’s The Cube and won £20,000 for her charity.One of the most celebrated atheist of her genera-tion, Sally Gunnell is still a hugely popular figure who always lights up any event at which she ap-pears.